Heart of Barrow Walk

About

The Heart of Barrow Walk is a walk in the Central Barrow Conservation Area taking in many places of interest. The walk will take about 1 hour to complete.

The walk begins at The Dock Museum (1) car park on North Road. Cross over North Road turn left and walk towards the roundabout (2). At the roundabout turn right along Hindpool Road, go across the Tesco roundabout (3) and stop opposite the tyre depot (4).

Cross over Hindpool Road, go down Laundry Street (5), then go left to join Abbey Road (6). Turn right and walk towards Ramsden Square (7). Cross over Ramsden Square on its right edge to stand in front of the bank. Then proceed around the corner and along the south side of Abbey Road, past
the junctions with Dalkeith Street and Dalton Road, finally reaching The Duke Hotel (8).

Cross over to the northern side of Abbey Road and walk back to Ramsden Square. Pass in front of the library (9), turning right into the
northern extension of Duke Street. At the end of the church grounds, cross over Duke Street and walk towards the rugby ground (10). Walk round
the rugby ground until halfway along Clive Street. Continue along Clive Street (11), then cross over the main road and return to the Dock Museum.

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Download the Heart of Barrow Walk leaflet

This walking leaflet is brought to you by the North West Development Agency, Heart of Barrow Partnership European Regional Development fund and Westmorland & Furness Council.